From taholder at gmail.com Tue Aug 1 11:20:30 2017
From: taholder at gmail.com (Tom Holder)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 11:20:30 +0100
Subject: [_] Angular
Message-ID:
Any Angular freelancers on the list that might be looking for a contract?
Drop me a line.
Thanks,
Tom
From gareth at slidebristol.com Tue Aug 1 11:57:16 2017
From: gareth at slidebristol.com (Gareth at Slide)
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:57:16 +0000
Subject: [_] Graphic designer wanted
Message-ID:
Hello,
We're looking for a graphic designer to design some outdoor poster
campaigns and other associated digital assets, preferably with some
animation experience.
Please drop a line to gareth at slidebristol.com with some examples of your
work
www.slidebristol.com
Thanks
--
Gareth Evans
Marketing & Communications Manager
07749 977 072
www.slidebristol.com
From hamish at wearehalo.co.uk Tue Aug 1 14:08:13 2017
From: hamish at wearehalo.co.uk (Hamish McWhirter)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 14:08:13 +0100
Subject: [_] Graphic designer wanted
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
Here is a sample of some animation work I have done:
https://vimeo.com/214408335
Password: animate
Here is a link to the Halo showreel that we are setting live soon:
https://vimeo.com/226029442
Password: animate
Hamish McWhirter
Visual Director - Halo
Tel: 0117 9277841
Mob: 07866915863
wearehalo.co.uk
facebook.com/wearehalo
twitter.com/weare_halo
Halo Media Communications is a limited company registered in England & Wales. Registered number: 5247974. Registered office: 2.2 Temple Studios, Temple Gate, BS1 6QA
> On 1 Aug 2017, at 11:57, Gareth at Slide wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> We're looking for a graphic designer to design some outdoor poster
> campaigns and other associated digital assets, preferably with some
> animation experience.
>
> Please drop a line to gareth at slidebristol.com with some examples of your
> work
>
> www.slidebristol.com
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Gareth Evans
> Marketing & Communications Manager
> 07749 977 072
> www.slidebristol.com
>
>
>
>
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From nicolas.alpi at gmail.com Tue Aug 1 15:47:40 2017
From: nicolas.alpi at gmail.com (nicolas alpi)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 15:47:40 +0100
Subject: [_] Front end developer wanted at CookiesHQ
Message-ID:
Hi all,
We are looking for a front end developer at CookiesHQ.
Needs experience with HTML,CSS and a lot of JavaScript (we currently have
projects in React, Angular and Ember that we support).
At heart, we are a RoR team, so any kind of experience with RoR or working
in a Ruby on Rails development team would be a bonus.
We are currently writing up the job description, so please contact me
offlist (ideal: nicolas at cookieshq.co.uk) if you're interested.
No agencies, please. Any phone call from you will go on our block list.
--
Nicolas Alpi, cookies eater
Ruby on Rails, Javascript developer at CookiesHQ
@spyou :: nicolas.alpi
::
http://www.cookieshq.co.uk
From _ at jkennaugh.co.uk Thu Aug 3 12:24:11 2017
From: _ at jkennaugh.co.uk (juan kennaugh)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 12:24:11 +0100
Subject: [_] are there any freelance PHP devs with good css js out there?
Message-ID: <6d102e27-8555-68f0-50af-e07e6aa2624d@jkennaugh.co.uk>
Hi all
We (http://www.thirtythree.co.uk/) are looking for a freelancer for a
couple of months in our Bristol office.
We've got several smallish sites and I need help as I am designing and
build them and havent got enough time to do everything.
It would be working on site (Tobacco Factory in Southville).
There's nothing majorly complex other than integrating some 3rd party
job feeds from ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)
Its mostly making controllers and views for concrete5 CMS.
Plus some straightforward jQuery.
From _ at jkennaugh.co.uk Thu Aug 3 14:23:24 2017
From: _ at jkennaugh.co.uk (juan kennaugh)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 14:23:24 +0100
Subject: [_] PS - I forgot my direct email contact [are there any freelance
PHP devs with good css js out there?]
Message-ID: <4e78204a-dbef-c62b-b5e7-9b37f0bbb086@jkennaugh.co.uk>
If anyone want sot contact me directly:
juan.kennaugh at thirtythree.co.uk
From oli at developme.training Thu Aug 3 20:44:29 2017
From: oli at developme.training (Oli Ward)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 20:44:29 +0100
Subject: [_] Junior developer mentoring
Message-ID:
Hi _ers,
we're looking for folks who would like to mentor junior developers on our 3
month bootcamp.
With a record 9 students on our current run we have run out of mentors!
If you're interested in giving advice and support to aspiring developers at
the start of their career, and helping them make contacts in the industry,
then please get in touch.
Thanks
Oli Ward
-----------
Founder & Instructor
w: developme.training
t: 07984590023
skype: oliward1
a: Unit 1.8, Paintworks, Bristol BS4 3EH
From dan at sofaracing.com Thu Aug 3 21:06:05 2017
From: dan at sofaracing.com (Daniel Leivers)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 21:06:05 +0100
Subject: [_] Junior developer mentoring
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
Hi Oli,
I'd be potentially interested in being a mentor. What's the expectation/next steps?
Thanks
Dan
> On 3 Aug 2017, at 20:44, Oli Ward wrote:
>
> Hi _ers,
>
> we're looking for folks who would like to mentor junior developers on our 3
> month bootcamp.
>
> With a record 9 students on our current run we have run out of mentors!
>
> If you're interested in giving advice and support to aspiring developers at
> the start of their career, and helping them make contacts in the industry,
> then please get in touch.
>
> Thanks
>
> Oli Ward
> -----------
> Founder & Instructor
>
>
>
> w: developme.training
> t: 07984590023
> skype: oliward1
> a: Unit 1.8, Paintworks, Bristol BS4 3EH
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From carl at sargunar.com Mon Aug 7 10:48:01 2017
From: carl at sargunar.com (carl at sargunar.com)
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 10:48:01 +0100
Subject: [_] Front End (HTML, CSS, JS) needed ASAP for some work this week
Message-ID: <59883752.3888df0a.113c2.c47e@mx.google.com>
Hey all
I need someone to do some front end work on a project this week. Remote working is fine (preferable really), you will need a windows machine to run it otherwise it will be very slow. Alternatively if you can make it to our office tomorrow we can set you up a laptop
Please drop us a line with your skills, availability and rates and references etc off list please to carl at mondo.media and ceri at mondo.media
Thanks
Carl Sargunar
Mondo Media
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From stewart at novate-it.co.uk Mon Aug 7 13:53:41 2017
From: stewart at novate-it.co.uk (stewart at novate-it.co.uk)
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 12:53:41 +0000
Subject: [_] Node.js Developer Job Opportunity - Central Bristol - Permanent
Message-ID: <89da712452e24012b14a4a1d3d1721ae@CP1-L1-MB-2003.CloudPlatform1.com>
Afternoon All
We are working with a new employer to the Bristol area, they have developed a product that has proven successful elsewhere in the world and so are now establishing a UK team to deliver their product here too.
The role requires an applicant who has very strong Node.js skills coupled with MySQL, for full details please visit http://www.novate-it.co.uk/job-items/backend-developer-node-js/
The role offers a starting salary of between ?45,000 - ?60,000.
For more details please contact my colleague Owen Choi owen at novate-it.co.uk .
Regards
Stewart
From alison at alisonswebsites.co.uk Tue Aug 8 10:58:18 2017
From: alison at alisonswebsites.co.uk (Alison Jones)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 09:58:18 +0000
Subject: [_] Help with Plesk
Message-ID: <971cf38aa4d14a10b6dff2fe4a052a2c@winhexbeeu29.win.mail>
Hi all,
I have a bit of an emergency... I use 1&1 dedicated server which is based on Plesk. The issue is something to do with the root which has been incorrectly set, although 1&1 seem to think it's an issue with Plesk, and not the server.
Anyway, please help if you can.
Thank you
Alison
Alison Jones
07766 720 830
Bristol Website Maker... Just making websites
From chris at netsight.co.uk Tue Aug 8 14:58:25 2017
From: chris at netsight.co.uk (Chris Green)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 14:58:25 +0100
Subject: [_] For sale: Apple MacBook 12-inch (Early 2016), Space Grey,
1.1Ghz/8GB/256GB + AppleCare
Message-ID: <23a5159f-5706-53c7-4d44-c31dfee2628c@netsight.co.uk>
Hi All,
We have for sale an Apple MacBook 12-inch (Early 2016), Space Grey,
1.1Ghz/8GB/256GB in immaculate condition.
- boxed with original receipts
- macOS Sierra pre-installed
- Turbo Boost to 2.2Ghz
- 24 months of AppleCare warranty (until August 2019)
Price: ?890 (?740+VAT business vat receipt will be issued)
Photos:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pcfxwm6sqbmx4hq/AAARWSxVbZdkH2T7fjgd_oUQa?dl=0
Full specs:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-m3-1.1-12-early-2016-specs.html
Thanks!
Chris
--
Netsight Internet Solutions
0117 909 0901
http://www.netsight.co.uk
From joe.leech at gmail.com Tue Aug 8 15:29:25 2017
From: joe.leech at gmail.com (Joe Leech)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 15:29:25 +0100
Subject: [_] Quick question: hosted Exchange calendar access
Message-ID:
Hi [_]
Anyone know anything about self hosted MS Exchange calendars?
Do self hosted Exchange calendars allow access to third party apps
through Office365 / Outlook.com?
eg connecting something like https://x.ai/ to a corp hosted Exchange calendar.
Is it a IT policy issue / technical issue?
Thanks in advance!
joe
--
*****************************************************
@mrjoe http://mrjoe.uk
Drinking tea and making the internet a better place one website at a time
From stevemarvell at gmail.com Tue Aug 8 17:37:09 2017
From: stevemarvell at gmail.com (Steve Marvell)
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:37:09 +0000
Subject: [_] Help with Plesk
In-Reply-To: <971cf38aa4d14a10b6dff2fe4a052a2c@winhexbeeu29.win.mail>
References: <971cf38aa4d14a10b6dff2fe4a052a2c@winhexbeeu29.win.mail>
Message-ID:
What are your symptoms?
Steve
On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 at 10:59 Alison Jones
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a bit of an emergency... I use 1&1 dedicated server which is based
> on Plesk. The issue is something to do with the root which has been
> incorrectly set, although 1&1 seem to think it's an issue with Plesk, and
> not the server.
>
> Anyway, please help if you can.
>
> Thank you
> Alison
>
> Alison Jones
> 07766 720 830 <07766%20720830>
>
>
> Bristol Website Maker... Just making websites
>
>
> --
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> http://www.under-score.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/underscore
>
From dan at kedutesting.co.uk Wed Aug 9 09:18:52 2017
From: dan at kedutesting.co.uk (Daniel Dyer)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 09:18:52 +0100
Subject: [_] Junior freelance tester required next week
Message-ID:
Hi
Seeking a Junior freelance tester for basic scripting job. Must have
awareness of git hub/source control.
Regards,
Daniel Dyer
Test Analyst, Kedu Testing
Virus-free.
www.avast.com
From thisisromaine at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 10:13:48 2017
From: thisisromaine at gmail.com (Romaine Smith)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 10:13:48 +0100
Subject: [_] Fwd: Lead Developer- Relocate to Dublin- Up to 65k
Message-ID:
See email below
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Shaffron Shenton
Date: 9 August 2017 at 10:06
Subject: Lead Developer- Relocate to Dublin- Up to 65k
To: Romaine Smith
Dear Romaine,
I hope you?re having a good week, I?m very interested in having a chat with
you or potentially someone you may have come across who may be right for
this role.
The role is working with a great company based in Dublin, Ireland. They are
a full service agency who specialise in Open Source development and
providing websites and applications to a wide range of clients in all
sectors. They are currently looking for a Lead Developer to manage a team
of 4 and to do hands on developing as well.
*The right Lead Developer will have:*
-5 years experience in PHP.
-Experience in its frameworks such as Laravel.
-5 years experience in Wordpress CMS or similar.
-Expert in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and JQuery.
-The right to work in Ireland.
*In return a Lead Developer will receive: *
-20 holidays, plus public and christmas holidays. After 2 years you get an
extra day. Every year after -that you get an extra half day up to 25 days.
-Private Health Insurance Tax Relief
-Death in Service
-Personal Retirement Savings Account Scheme
-Travel Saver Ticket Scheme
-Bike to Work Scheme
This is a very exciting opportunity for someone who would relish at the
opportunity to take on their own responsibilities and really make the role
their own. If you are interested please get in touch by emailing me an up
to date CV or giving me a call on 0141 222 7875.
Best Regards,
*Shaffron Shenton Real IT*
Suite 1.3, 1st Floor Turnberry House, 175 West George Street, Glasgow, G2
2LB, United Kingdom
------------------------------------------------
*T*: 0141 222 7882
*E*: s.shenton at computerfutures.com
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From matt at matthewwilkes.name Wed Aug 9 10:24:57 2017
From: matt at matthewwilkes.name (Wilkes, Matthew)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 10:24:57 +0100
Subject: [_] Fwd: Lead Developer- Relocate to Dublin- Up to 65k
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
*In return a Lead Developer will receive: *
...
-Death in Service
I'd rather not have them kill me.
Matt
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Romaine Smith
wrote:
> See email below
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Shaffron Shenton
> Date: 9 August 2017 at 10:06
> Subject: Lead Developer- Relocate to Dublin- Up to 65k
> To: Romaine Smith
>
>
> Dear Romaine,
>
> I hope you?re having a good week, I?m very interested in having a chat with
> you or potentially someone you may have come across who may be right for
> this role.
>
> The role is working with a great company based in Dublin, Ireland. They are
> a full service agency who specialise in Open Source development and
> providing websites and applications to a wide range of clients in all
> sectors. They are currently looking for a Lead Developer to manage a team
> of 4 and to do hands on developing as well.
>
> *The right Lead Developer will have:*
> -5 years experience in PHP.
> -Experience in its frameworks such as Laravel.
> -5 years experience in Wordpress CMS or similar.
> -Expert in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and JQuery.
> -The right to work in Ireland.
>
> *In return a Lead Developer will receive: *
> -20 holidays, plus public and christmas holidays. After 2 years you get an
> extra day. Every year after -that you get an extra half day up to 25 days.
> -Private Health Insurance Tax Relief
> -Death in Service
> -Personal Retirement Savings Account Scheme
> -Travel Saver Ticket Scheme
> -Bike to Work Scheme
>
> This is a very exciting opportunity for someone who would relish at the
> opportunity to take on their own responsibilities and really make the role
> their own. If you are interested please get in touch by emailing me an up
> to date CV or giving me a call on 0141 222 7875.
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> *Shaffron Shenton Real IT*
> Suite 1.3, 1st Floor Turnberry House, 175 West George Street, Glasgow, G2
> 2LB, United Kingdom
> ------------------------------------------------
> *T*: 0141 222 7882
> *E*: s.shenton at computerfutures.com
> ------------------------------------------------
>
>
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From bathspagetti at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 10:28:36 2017
From: bathspagetti at gmail.com (bathspagetti)
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2017 10:28:36 +0100
Subject: [_] Junior freelance tester required next week
Message-ID: <11s06pvqu66960y0j0u8m2v6.1502270916033@email.android.com>
Hi Dan
Could it be achieved remotely?
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message --------From: Daniel Dyer Date: 09/08/2017 09:18 (GMT+00:00) To: underscore at under-score.org.uk Subject: [_] Junior freelance tester required next week
Hi
Seeking a Junior freelance tester for basic scripting job. Must have
awareness of git hub/source control.
Regards,
Daniel Dyer
Test Analyst, Kedu Testing
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From davehodg at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 11:53:23 2017
From: davehodg at gmail.com (David Hodgkinson)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 11:53:23 +0100
Subject: [_] Migrating a wordpress site?
Message-ID: <49121B4E-DC51-4EC0-BFA9-ED5B5A545E43@gmail.com>
I have a VPS hosting www.pandaandpolarbear.com . We want to move it to, say, Bluehost. What?s the best way to do this?
I?ve got 95% of the way there moving the files, all 500M of them, and databsase but connecting the two seems problematic.
Any better ideas?
From clive.hunt at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 11:58:44 2017
From: clive.hunt at gmail.com (Clive Hunt)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 11:58:44 +0100
Subject: [_] Migrating a wordpress site?
In-Reply-To: <49121B4E-DC51-4EC0-BFA9-ED5B5A545E43@gmail.com>
References: <49121B4E-DC51-4EC0-BFA9-ED5B5A545E43@gmail.com>
Message-ID:
Hi David,
I have used this wp plugin before:
https://backup-guard.com/products/backup-wordpress
-clive-
On 9 August 2017 at 11:53, David Hodgkinson wrote:
>
> I have a VPS hosting www.pandaandpolarbear.com <
> http://www.pandaandpolarbear.com/>. We want to move it to, say, Bluehost.
> What?s the best way to do this?
>
> I?ve got 95% of the way there moving the files, all 500M of them, and
> databsase but connecting the two seems problematic.
>
> Any better ideas?
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From oliver at watershed.co.uk Wed Aug 9 13:11:46 2017
From: oliver at watershed.co.uk (Oliver Humpage)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 13:11:46 +0100
Subject: [_] Migrating a wordpress site?
In-Reply-To: <49121B4E-DC51-4EC0-BFA9-ED5B5A545E43@gmail.com>
References: <49121B4E-DC51-4EC0-BFA9-ED5B5A545E43@gmail.com>
Message-ID:
> On 9 Aug 2017, at 11:53, David Hodgkinson wrote:
>
> I?ve got 95% of the way there moving the files, all 500M of them, and databsase but connecting the two seems problematic.
If you?ve literally just copied the files from one web folder to another, and exported/imported the database, all you have to do then it put the new database server?s details into your wp-config.php and away you go.
If you?re not changing domain, or moving the site into a subfolder, it should be as simple as that. For testing, just link the domain and new Bluehost IP together in your /etc/hosts file (or Windows equivalent) before doing the real switch in DNS.
Oliver.
From tom at paratuspeople.co.uk Wed Aug 9 14:38:31 2017
From: tom at paratuspeople.co.uk (Tom WHITE)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 13:38:31 +0000
Subject: [_] [JOB] Central Bristol - Junior Project Manager
Message-ID: <4613C716-C258-47EA-8E9F-7C365EF18D25@paratuspeople.co.uk>
A Junior IT Project Manager is required by our client in Central Bristol. Our client is an exciting and well defined business in the Consumer Electronics industry.
Key responsibilities:
* Project management
* Ensuring projects are well run with appropriate management of scope, schedule, quality and budget
* Creating and owning project documentation, including bid responses, estimates, feature specifications, project plans, quality plans and project Statements of Work.
* This role is accountable for successful project delivery and for keeping the management team fully up to date with the status of projects.
* Liaising with customers and other stakeholders for externally facing projects.
* Team Leadership
* Mentor and develop team members providing guidance and direction.
* Day-to-day task allocation and priority setting for the team.
* Reviewing and overseeing technical work of team, ensuring it is of sufficient quality.
* Promote the use of best practices.
* Line management is a possibility for this role depending on candidate experience.
* Technical Leadership
* Understand and assess technical specifications and customer requirements.
* Understand and assess technical architecture and design and its suitability for purpose.
* Review and contribute to estimates, quality assurance activity and documentation.
* Managing 2nd line support activities.
Candidate Profile:
The successful candidate will have proven experience in both software development and team leadership or project management, preferably in the consumer electronics product or web domains.
* 1st Class / Higher Degree qualified in a relevant technical discipline.
* Previous experience of team leadership, not necessarily in a formal management role.
* Experience in use of Agile software delivery techniques, such as Scrum, test driven development and continuous integration.
* A passion for new technology and a willingness to be technically ?hands-on?: i.e. understand new technologies and discuss them at a technical level with team members and management.
* Experience with testing and validating software or hardware products.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential. The individual should be capable of representing the company externally to customers, suppliers and in industry forums.
* Strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a team
* Willing to undertake a small amount of travel ? for example involving an overnight European trip once or twice a month, or day trips to sites within the U.K
Desirable Skills
* Experience of line management, mentoring others or having responsibility for other people.
* Proven project management experience in technology-based product or service delivery, including demonstrable success in delivering projects on schedule.
Some key benefits on offer:
* Free gym membership
* Company pension scheme
* 24/7 Employee Assistance programme (Offering Legal, Financial, Medical advice and counselling)
Salary: ?37,000 - ?47,000
Please apply off the list to tom at paratuspeople.co.uk
From tom at paratuspeople.co.uk Wed Aug 9 14:40:14 2017
From: tom at paratuspeople.co.uk (Tom WHITE)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 13:40:14 +0000
Subject: [_] [JOB] Central Bristol - Graduate Software Engineer -
JavaScript/Python
Message-ID: <8D611332-09EC-4909-8DC4-F39A73EB24E4@paratuspeople.co.uk>
A Graduate Software Engineer / Developer with good skills in Python and JavaScript is required by our client in Central Bristol. Our client is an exciting and well defined business in the Consumer Electronics industry.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, build and test our testing applications and frameworks.
* Develop work breakdown structures and corresponding estimates.
* Analyse complex technical standards to determine testing requirements and approach.
* Contribute new ideas and improvements to the engineering team and the wider organisation (our client sets aside roughly one day a month for engineers to work on their own ideas).
* Report progress and status, and escalate issues to project managers.
* Provide technical support to both colleagues and customers.
You will need to demonstrate flexibility in approach and be willing to assist with all aspects of work.
Minimum Candidate Requirements
* Recent graduate with upper second-class degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or another technical or scientific subject, or equivalent experience.
* Ability to develop software in any programming language: they mainly use JavaScript and Python but also use other languages when the situation calls for it (C/Java).
* Excellent communicator: you are equally adept at sketching a design out on a whiteboard as you are writing the technical summary of a bug fix.
* Can demonstrate an eye for detail and are diligent. You are comfortable investigating deeply technical issues and summarising the findings to present to stakeholders.
* Experience working in a team to deadlines.
* Willing to travel in the UK and internationally, including working at customer premises for a defined period.
* The ability to work without restriction in the UK and a current passport are required.
Desirable Skills:
* A demonstrable interest in software engineering best practices: you care about source control, continuous integration testing and writing clean code.
* Knowledge of computer networking and/or content streaming (TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP).
* Knowledge of web-technologies (JavaScript, HTML5).
* Experience in a customer facing work environment, or in a team leadership role, or in a professional situation presenting on a topic to a large audience.
Key benefits on offer are:
* Gym membership,
* Company pension scheme,
* 24/7 Employee Assistance programme (Offering Legal, Financial, Medical advice and counselling)
Salary: ?27,000 ? ?30,000
Please apply off the list to tom at paratuspeople.co.uk
From davehodg at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 14:44:00 2017
From: davehodg at gmail.com (David Hodgkinson)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 14:44:00 +0100
Subject: [_] Migrating a wordpress site?
In-Reply-To:
References: <49121B4E-DC51-4EC0-BFA9-ED5B5A545E43@gmail.com>
Message-ID:
Hm, that?s as far as I got. Maybe mysql isn?t on localhost.
> On 9 Aug 2017, at 13:11, Oliver Humpage wrote:
>
>
>> On 9 Aug 2017, at 11:53, David Hodgkinson wrote:
>>
>> I?ve got 95% of the way there moving the files, all 500M of them, and databsase but connecting the two seems problematic.
>
> If you?ve literally just copied the files from one web folder to another, and exported/imported the database, all you have to do then it put the new database server?s details into your wp-config.php and away you go.
>
> If you?re not changing domain, or moving the site into a subfolder, it should be as simple as that. For testing, just link the domain and new Bluehost IP together in your /etc/hosts file (or Windows equivalent) before doing the real switch in DNS.
>
> Oliver.
>
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From grrace.eden at gmail.com Thu Aug 10 08:35:51 2017
From: grrace.eden at gmail.com (grace eden)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:35:51 +0200
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
Message-ID:
Greetings,
I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and maybe
support.
GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for recommendations
for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start building,
good service and support
Many thanks,
Grace
From shane at mcewan.id.au Thu Aug 10 08:50:32 2017
From: shane at mcewan.id.au (Shane McEwan)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:50:32 +1000
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <131ee3b0-cedc-abd0-cffc-3912edf3a3ee@mcewan.id.au>
wordpress.com has just started allowing third-party plugins and themes.
Shane.
On 10/08/17 17:35, grace eden wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
> I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
> service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
> etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and maybe
> support.
>
> GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for recommendations
> for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start building,
> good service and support
>
>
> Many thanks,
> Grace
>
From andrew.holway at gmail.com Thu Aug 10 09:00:57 2017
From: andrew.holway at gmail.com (Andrew Holway)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:00:57 +0200
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
In-Reply-To: <131ee3b0-cedc-abd0-cffc-3912edf3a3ee@mcewan.id.au>
References:
<131ee3b0-cedc-abd0-cffc-3912edf3a3ee@mcewan.id.au>
Message-ID:
On 10 August 2017 at 09:50, Shane McEwan wrote:
> wordpress.com has just started allowing third-party plugins and themes.
+1 for wordpress.com. I've been using them for a long while. It costs me
?80 per year and they have very good live chat support.
>
>
> Shane.
>
>
> On 10/08/17 17:35, grace eden wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
>> I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
>> service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
>> etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and
>> maybe
>> support.
>>
>> GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for
>> recommendations
>> for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start building,
>> good service and support
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Grace
>>
>> --
> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>
From joe.leech at gmail.com Thu Aug 10 09:36:59 2017
From: joe.leech at gmail.com (Joe Leech)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:36:59 +0100
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
In-Reply-To:
References:
<131ee3b0-cedc-abd0-cffc-3912edf3a3ee@mcewan.id.au>
Message-ID:
Heart Internet are pretty good:
https://www.heartinternet.uk/web-hosting and UK based.
But there will always be something better!
On 10 August 2017 at 09:00, Andrew Holway wrote:
> On 10 August 2017 at 09:50, Shane McEwan wrote:
>
>> wordpress.com has just started allowing third-party plugins and themes.
>
>
> +1 for wordpress.com. I've been using them for a long while. It costs me
> ?80 per year and they have very good live chat support.
>
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> Shane.
>>
>>
>> On 10/08/17 17:35, grace eden wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
>>> I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
>>> service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
>>> etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and
>>> maybe
>>> support.
>>>
>>> GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for
>>> recommendations
>>> for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start building,
>>> good service and support
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Grace
>>>
>>> --
>> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
>> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>>
> --
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From davehodg at gmail.com Thu Aug 10 09:45:20 2017
From: davehodg at gmail.com (David Hodgkinson)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:45:20 +0100
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
In-Reply-To:
References:
<131ee3b0-cedc-abd0-cffc-3912edf3a3ee@mcewan.id.au>
Message-ID: <2CA72230-86D6-4A59-887E-E5CDBE2A6681@gmail.com>
Avoid. HostEurope terminated a contract with me with no notice and no explanation.
I?m currently wrestling with Bluehost.
> On 10 Aug 2017, at 09:36, Joe Leech wrote:
>
> Heart Internet are pretty good:
> https://www.heartinternet.uk/web-hosting and UK based.
>
> But there will always be something better!
>
> On 10 August 2017 at 09:00, Andrew Holway wrote:
>> On 10 August 2017 at 09:50, Shane McEwan wrote:
>>
>>> wordpress.com has just started allowing third-party plugins and themes.
>>
>>
>> +1 for wordpress.com. I've been using them for a long while. It costs me
>> ?80 per year and they have very good live chat support.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Shane.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/08/17 17:35, grace eden wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
>>>> I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
>>>> service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
>>>> etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and
>>>> maybe
>>>> support.
>>>>
>>>> GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for
>>>> recommendations
>>>> for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start building,
>>>> good service and support
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> Grace
>>>>
>>>> --
>>> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
>>> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>>>
>> --
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>
>
>
> --
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>
> Drinking tea and making the internet a better place one website at a time
> --
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From michaelmckelvaney at gmail.com Thu Aug 10 09:51:34 2017
From: michaelmckelvaney at gmail.com (Michael McKelvaney)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:51:34 +0100
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <661624ea-a52a-4bd7-a28b-892f83ee2e3a@Spark>
I?ve recently been using 34SP recently for WordPress specific hosting and I have been very impressed.
Particularly the very simple staging -> production deployment system, auto backups, and frictionless Let?s Encrypt integration. The support has been very quick, friendly, and informative too.
https://www.34sp.com/wordpress-hosting
Many of my clients use WPEnginge, but they are rather pricey and have some strange traffic policies.
I also did try SiteGround for a while, the dashboard looks and works like something from the early 90?s!
Cheers,
Michael
---
Michael ?Macca? McKelvaney
mckelvaney.co.uk
+447766112421
@mckelvaney
On 10 Aug 2017, 09:47 +0100, underscore-request at under-score.org.uk, wrote:
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:35:51 +0200
> From: grace eden To: underscore at under-score.org.uk
> Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
> Message-ID:
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Greetings,
>
> I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
> I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
> service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
> etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and maybe
> support.
>
> GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for recommendations
> for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start building,
> good service and support
>
>
> Many thanks,
> Grace
From chris.bailey at wazoku.com Thu Aug 10 11:07:42 2017
From: chris.bailey at wazoku.com (Chris Bailey)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:07:42 +0000
Subject: [_] =?windows-1252?q?=5BJOB=5D_Central_Bristol_=96_Junior_=26_Sen?=
=?windows-1252?q?ior_Web_Developer_Roles_=28Angular/Django=29?=
Message-ID:
Hi all,
Wazoku is a leading enterprise software company providing an innovative idea management platform to some of the biggest companies in the UK and globally.
We have offices in London and Bristol and are currently looking for a couple of developers to join our friendly and diverse team in Bristol. We?re primarily a Python/Django shop on the back-end and Angular on the front-end. We have a couple of full-time posts to fill, ideally looking for both junior and senior people. You can be either a Jack of all trades or a master of one.
Joining our group you?d get the opportunity to play with a range of technologies including Webpack, Angular components, Typescript, mypy, D3, TDD, CI etc.
Other perks include:
* Flexible holiday policy
* Training & Conference budgets
* Free breakfast/snacks
* Monthly social activities (inc paintballing, gokarting, board game nights etc)
* Central Bristol location
* Company & Team Bonus
* Company pension scheme
* Bi-annual hackathon events
If you want any more information please get in touch with me at chris at wazoku.com.
Thanks,
Chris Bailey
Technical Director | Wazoku
+44 (0)7496 494038
@wazokuhq | LinkedIn
www.wazoku.com
[https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/yWWTw5QFXkPH_9WR2bmGI_CdTnH3O2FJZbNCdnzUySogBLPcyB3Frn8Uw4KT4tdj2MdEZWsALvcCxrhKzeUDBIxq57dvUnXykq1kjq5gS50QCdLjprw1y3KUHiMg3n6SIgF2cYjtPmoi1pV_x5mXdefVNpm3PFE4MJWscYxI4yuvV5xKP8tKaxq4Fpfjmk0L67Cr5Xsu1XPEUSs=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0XbKSxxJSreQWxMMV8tTXE5M28&revid=0B0XbKSxxJSreeDJnNUV6ek9MblhLQ0tJUlBRcjlBeVhhcTcwPQ]
From martin at martinjoiner.co.uk Thu Aug 10 11:10:57 2017
From: martin at martinjoiner.co.uk (Martin Joiner)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:10:57 +0100
Subject: [_] Full-stack dev with PHP MVC available
Message-ID:
Hi [_],
I just wanted to spread the message directly before I let the recruiters
get involved. I am a full-stack senior PHP dev with availability from start
of September.
My current contract was originally only 1 month on a single project but the
company were so impressed with my work they extended every month for 4
consecutive months and I've managed to help them out with almost every
project in their portfolio. Now it's time for me to help a new team.
Ideally I would like to work on more *Laravel* projects as I've built 3
major applications in it now and it's been an absolute joy to develop in.
Also been enjoying building native apps in *Ionic* so that would be cool.
But generally, I am a great all-rounder, capable of new-builds as well as
not being afraid to tackle some technical debt that needs cleaning up and
documenting.
PHP/JS/HTML/CSS are my core skills but can handle all the funky creative
little solutions on the fringes too: Mail campaigns, cleaning up your style
guides, deployment, NodeJS competitor site scrapers (shhh), a remote
RaspberryPi webcam to photograph the office fish tank, an authenticated
RESTful API.
Check out my various profiles and CV, all of which are linked to from my
home page martinjoiner.co.uk and contact me off-list if you want to meet up
for a coffee and a chat.
Best wishes,
Martin
--
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Tweet @martinjoiner
From jlm at justinfront.net Thu Aug 10 12:25:47 2017
From: jlm at justinfront.net (Justin L Mills)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:25:47 +0100
Subject: [_]
=?utf-8?q?=5BJOB=5D_Central_Bristol_=E2=80=93_Junior_=26_Seni?=
=?utf-8?q?or_Web_Developer_Roles_=28Angular/Django=29?=
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <0ec9fca7-ccbc-627d-58a3-d56a4973905e@justinfront.net>
Hi Chris & underscore,
My CV mostly only has AS3, I can read and modify
JS/Typescript/Java/Swift/C# and would give it a go with other languages,
experimented with for instance small modifications to textmate.
At 'Tabs V Spaces' meetup in Bath on Tuesday we seemed to get quite far
with Haskell and Gloss ( Graphics ), so I can pickup and work with other
languages.
Jack of all trades sounds quite interesting role I have good reference
from my last place where I worked 3 years, but my CV has only
microelectronics engineering and flash coding.
Currently I am exploring WebGL ( and cross target GPU graphics coding )
for example svg path + draw commands -> triangles + image -> webgl
https://codepen.io/anon/pen/gxRaqN
Let me know if you would like to get me in for an interview, I don't
know there is much point sending my CV, all it shows is that I have no
python or js, but I can code and do have lots of interactive experiance.
Looking ideally for a company with good management who encourage
developers to have there own active github projects outside and
unrelated to work, and ideally without long downtimes between projects,
only interested in Bath/Bristol, not London.
I can send through some more fun demos if your interested.
Best
Justin
On 10/08/2017 11:07, Chris Bailey wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
> Wazoku is a leading enterprise software company providing an innovative idea management platform to some of the biggest companies in the UK and globally.
>
>
> We have offices in London and Bristol and are currently looking for a couple of developers to join our friendly and diverse team in Bristol. We?re primarily a Python/Django shop on the back-end and Angular on the front-end. We have a couple of full-time posts to fill, ideally looking for both junior and senior people. You can be either a Jack of all trades or a master of one.
>
>
> Joining our group you?d get the opportunity to play with a range of technologies including Webpack, Angular components, Typescript, mypy, D3, TDD, CI etc.
>
>
> Other perks include:
>
> * Flexible holiday policy
>
> * Training & Conference budgets
>
> * Free breakfast/snacks
>
> * Monthly social activities (inc paintballing, gokarting, board game nights etc)
>
> * Central Bristol location
>
> * Company & Team Bonus
>
> * Company pension scheme
>
> * Bi-annual hackathon events
>
>
> If you want any more information please get in touch with me at chris at wazoku.com.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Chris Bailey
>
> Technical Director | Wazoku
> +44 (0)7496 494038
>
> @wazokuhq | LinkedIn
>
> www.wazoku.com
>
> [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/yWWTw5QFXkPH_9WR2bmGI_CdTnH3O2FJZbNCdnzUySogBLPcyB3Frn8Uw4KT4tdj2MdEZWsALvcCxrhKzeUDBIxq57dvUnXykq1kjq5gS50QCdLjprw1y3KUHiMg3n6SIgF2cYjtPmoi1pV_x5mXdefVNpm3PFE4MJWscYxI4yuvV5xKP8tKaxq4Fpfjmk0L67Cr5Xsu1XPEUSs=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0XbKSxxJSreQWxMMV8tTXE5M28&revid=0B0XbKSxxJSreeDJnNUV6ek9MblhLQ0tJUlBRcjlBeVhhcTcwPQ]
From stevemarvell at gmail.com Thu Aug 10 16:20:02 2017
From: stevemarvell at gmail.com (Steve Marvell)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 15:20:02 +0000
Subject: [_]
=?utf-8?q?=5BJOB=5D_Central_Bristol_=E2=80=93_Junior_=26_Seni?=
=?utf-8?q?or_Web_Developer_Roles_=28Angular/Django=29?=
In-Reply-To: <0ec9fca7-ccbc-627d-58a3-d56a4973905e@justinfront.net>
References:
<0ec9fca7-ccbc-627d-58a3-d56a4973905e@justinfront.net>
Message-ID:
Thought you said you CV was A3 :)
Steve
On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 at 12:26 Justin L Mills wrote:
> Hi Chris & underscore,
>
> My CV mostly only has AS3, I can read and modify
> JS/Typescript/Java/Swift/C# and would give it a go with other languages,
> experimented with for instance small modifications to textmate.
>
> At 'Tabs V Spaces' meetup in Bath on Tuesday we seemed to get quite far
> with Haskell and Gloss ( Graphics ), so I can pickup and work with other
> languages.
>
> Jack of all trades sounds quite interesting role I have good reference
> from my last place where I worked 3 years, but my CV has only
> microelectronics engineering and flash coding.
>
> Currently I am exploring WebGL ( and cross target GPU graphics coding )
> for example svg path + draw commands -> triangles + image -> webgl
>
> https://codepen.io/anon/pen/gxRaqN
>
> Let me know if you would like to get me in for an interview, I don't
> know there is much point sending my CV, all it shows is that I have no
> python or js, but I can code and do have lots of interactive experiance.
>
> Looking ideally for a company with good management who encourage
> developers to have there own active github projects outside and
> unrelated to work, and ideally without long downtimes between projects,
> only interested in Bath/Bristol, not London.
>
> I can send through some more fun demos if your interested.
>
> Best
>
>
> Justin
>
>
> On 10/08/2017 11:07, Chris Bailey wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> > Wazoku is a leading enterprise software company providing an innovative
> idea management platform to some of the biggest companies in the UK and
> globally.
> >
> >
> > We have offices in London and Bristol and are currently looking for a
> couple of developers to join our friendly and diverse team in Bristol.
> We?re primarily a Python/Django shop on the back-end and Angular on the
> front-end. We have a couple of full-time posts to fill, ideally looking for
> both junior and senior people. You can be either a Jack of all trades or a
> master of one.
> >
> >
> > Joining our group you?d get the opportunity to play with a range of
> technologies including Webpack, Angular components, Typescript, mypy, D3,
> TDD, CI etc.
> >
> >
> > Other perks include:
> >
> > * Flexible holiday policy
> >
> > * Training & Conference budgets
> >
> > * Free breakfast/snacks
> >
> > * Monthly social activities (inc paintballing, gokarting, board game
> nights etc)
> >
> > * Central Bristol location
> >
> > * Company & Team Bonus
> >
> > * Company pension scheme
> >
> > * Bi-annual hackathon events
> >
> >
> > If you want any more information please get in touch with me at
> chris at wazoku.com.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Chris Bailey
> >
> > Technical Director | Wazoku
> > +44 (0)7496 494038 <07496%20494038>
> >
> > @wazokuhq | LinkedIn<
> https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrispbailey>
> >
> > www.wazoku.com
> >
> > [
> https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/yWWTw5QFXkPH_9WR2bmGI_CdTnH3O2FJZbNCdnzUySogBLPcyB3Frn8Uw4KT4tdj2MdEZWsALvcCxrhKzeUDBIxq57dvUnXykq1kjq5gS50QCdLjprw1y3KUHiMg3n6SIgF2cYjtPmoi1pV_x5mXdefVNpm3PFE4MJWscYxI4yuvV5xKP8tKaxq4Fpfjmk0L67Cr5Xsu1XPEUSs=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0XbKSxxJSreQWxMMV8tTXE5M28&revid=0B0XbKSxxJSreeDJnNUV6ek9MblhLQ0tJUlBRcjlBeVhhcTcwPQ
> ]
>
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>
From peter at sparkdata.co.uk Thu Aug 10 16:27:06 2017
From: peter at sparkdata.co.uk (Peter Marshall)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 15:27:06 +0000
Subject: [_]
=?utf-8?q?=5BJOB=5D_Central_Bristol_=E2=80=93_Junior_=26_Seni?=
=?utf-8?q?or_Web_Developer_Roles_=28Angular/Django=29?=
In-Reply-To:
References:
<0ec9fca7-ccbc-627d-58a3-d56a4973905e@justinfront.net>
Message-ID: <75635b775bae4110b8922558a7c40754@sparkdata.co.uk>
> Thought you said you CV was A3 :)
Reckon my cv would be foolscap, both for skills and age reasons.
Peter Marshall
0117 915 9673
Quay Side, 40-58 Hotwell Road,
Bristol, BS8 4UQ
T: 0117 907 9921
W: www.sparkdata.co.uk
From steve.kirtley at gmail.com Thu Aug 10 16:44:44 2017
From: steve.kirtley at gmail.com (Steve Kirtley)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:44:44 +0100
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
In-Reply-To: <661624ea-a52a-4bd7-a28b-892f83ee2e3a@Spark>
References:
<661624ea-a52a-4bd7-a28b-892f83ee2e3a@Spark>
Message-ID:
+1 for 34SP.
On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Michael McKelvaney <
michaelmckelvaney at gmail.com> wrote:
> I?ve recently been using 34SP recently for WordPress specific hosting and
> I have been very impressed.
> Particularly the very simple staging -> production deployment system, auto
> backups, and frictionless Let?s Encrypt integration. The support has been
> very quick, friendly, and informative too.
>
> https://www.34sp.com/wordpress-hosting
>
> Many of my clients use WPEnginge, but they are rather pricey and have some
> strange traffic policies.
> I also did try SiteGround for a while, the dashboard looks and works like
> something from the early 90?s!
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
> ---
> Michael ?Macca? McKelvaney
>
> mckelvaney.co.uk
> +447766112421
> @mckelvaney
>
> On 10 Aug 2017, 09:47 +0100, underscore-request at under-score.org.uk, wrote:
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:35:51 +0200
> > From: grace eden > To: underscore at under-score.org.uk
> > Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
> > Message-ID:
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
> > I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
> > service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
> > etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and
> maybe
> > support.
> >
> > GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for
> recommendations
> > for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start building,
> > good service and support
> >
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Grace
> --
> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>
From jlm at justinfront.net Thu Aug 10 20:15:20 2017
From: jlm at justinfront.net (Justin L Mills)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:15:20 +0100
Subject: [_]
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=?utf-8?q?or_Web_Developer_Roles_=28Angular/Django=29?=
In-Reply-To:
References:
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Message-ID:
Steve
I code a lot of Haxe, but my CV is full of Flash/AIR experiance, some of
my Haxe experiments compile to both web and mobile through use of Kha,
Luxe, OpenFL but less easy to share c++, so logical to share a js link,
I have flash stuff but most of you probably don't even have a plugin
anymore.
But as3 and Haxe languages are not really used much in Bath or Bristol
:( So I am open and keen to explore other opportunities.
This is fun Canvas example, I created some letter shapes in flash IDE
exported out as svg paths and then manipulated the rendering of them so
that they can follow a curve, you need to add 40 points ( mouse not
touch ) to the screen before it renders on the curve. This version is
tweaked to be more lively than just following the curve, if you enjoyed
the last experiment you might like this one?
https://codepen.io/anon/pen/QMgqMB
Best
Justin
On 10/08/2017 16:20, Steve Marvell wrote:
> Thought you said you CV was A3 :)
>
> Steve
>
> On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 at 12:26 Justin L Mills wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris & underscore,
>>
>> My CV mostly only has AS3, I can read and modify
>> JS/Typescript/Java/Swift/C# and would give it a go with other languages,
>> experimented with for instance small modifications to textmate.
>>
>> At 'Tabs V Spaces' meetup in Bath on Tuesday we seemed to get quite far
>> with Haskell and Gloss ( Graphics ), so I can pickup and work with other
>> languages.
>>
>> Jack of all trades sounds quite interesting role I have good reference
>> from my last place where I worked 3 years, but my CV has only
>> microelectronics engineering and flash coding.
>>
>> Currently I am exploring WebGL ( and cross target GPU graphics coding )
>> for example svg path + draw commands -> triangles + image -> webgl
>>
>> https://codepen.io/anon/pen/gxRaqN
>>
>> Let me know if you would like to get me in for an interview, I don't
>> know there is much point sending my CV, all it shows is that I have no
>> python or js, but I can code and do have lots of interactive experiance.
>>
>> Looking ideally for a company with good management who encourage
>> developers to have there own active github projects outside and
>> unrelated to work, and ideally without long downtimes between projects,
>> only interested in Bath/Bristol, not London.
>>
>> I can send through some more fun demos if your interested.
>>
>> Best
>>
>>
>> Justin
>>
>>
>> On 10/08/2017 11:07, Chris Bailey wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>> Wazoku is a leading enterprise software company providing an innovative
>> idea management platform to some of the biggest companies in the UK and
>> globally.
>>>
>>> We have offices in London and Bristol and are currently looking for a
>> couple of developers to join our friendly and diverse team in Bristol.
>> We?re primarily a Python/Django shop on the back-end and Angular on the
>> front-end. We have a couple of full-time posts to fill, ideally looking for
>> both junior and senior people. You can be either a Jack of all trades or a
>> master of one.
>>>
>>> Joining our group you?d get the opportunity to play with a range of
>> technologies including Webpack, Angular components, Typescript, mypy, D3,
>> TDD, CI etc.
>>>
>>> Other perks include:
>>>
>>> * Flexible holiday policy
>>>
>>> * Training & Conference budgets
>>>
>>> * Free breakfast/snacks
>>>
>>> * Monthly social activities (inc paintballing, gokarting, board game
>> nights etc)
>>> * Central Bristol location
>>>
>>> * Company & Team Bonus
>>>
>>> * Company pension scheme
>>>
>>> * Bi-annual hackathon events
>>>
>>>
>>> If you want any more information please get in touch with me at
>> chris at wazoku.com.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris Bailey
>>>
>>> Technical Director | Wazoku
>>> +44 (0)7496 494038 <07496%20494038>
>>>
>>> @wazokuhq | LinkedIn<
>> https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrispbailey>
>>> www.wazoku.com
>>>
>>> [
>> https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/yWWTw5QFXkPH_9WR2bmGI_CdTnH3O2FJZbNCdnzUySogBLPcyB3Frn8Uw4KT4tdj2MdEZWsALvcCxrhKzeUDBIxq57dvUnXykq1kjq5gS50QCdLjprw1y3KUHiMg3n6SIgF2cYjtPmoi1pV_x5mXdefVNpm3PFE4MJWscYxI4yuvV5xKP8tKaxq4Fpfjmk0L67Cr5Xsu1XPEUSs=s0-d-e1-ft#https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0XbKSxxJSreQWxMMV8tTXE5M28&revid=0B0XbKSxxJSreeDJnNUV6ek9MblhLQ0tJUlBRcjlBeVhhcTcwPQ
>> ]
>>
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From home at derekalmond.com Sat Aug 12 09:17:45 2017
From: home at derekalmond.com (Derek Almond)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 09:17:45 +0100
Subject: [_] Front line support roles and set up
Message-ID:
Morning hive mind.
Were currently growing pretty rapidly, and are looking at taking on someone
to specificly handle incoming calls from clients - it's not a role we've
really needed before so I've not set one up from this end.
Currently the calls / emails come straight to the business side of things,
then get bounced around til someone deals with it.
I guess we need someone to sit in between, make sense of it all, make sure
bugs can be replicated and we have something slightly more detailed than
"the Web site is broken" before they get to us.
So, my question (for now) is - what sort of tools are you all using to
manage the process?
We use jira internally, but we're finding it hard to get the none tech bods
to use it (it's too hard) - from our end it' doesn't *seem* overly
technical.. But hey.
Given it's a new role and process though, we can start with anything.
Any pointers or success stories welcome.
D
From martinm at it-helps.co.uk Sat Aug 12 09:32:47 2017
From: martinm at it-helps.co.uk (Martin Moore)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 09:32:47 +0100
Subject: [_] Front line support roles and set up
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <878F96EE-1FCC-4A5E-8D8F-258DD37176E3@it-helps.co.uk>
We use teamwork.com ? not overly complex but does all you need.
Martin.
On 12/08/2017, 09:17, "Underscore on behalf of Derek Almond" wrote:
Morning hive mind.
Were currently growing pretty rapidly, and are looking at taking on someone
to specificly handle incoming calls from clients - it's not a role we've
really needed before so I've not set one up from this end.
Currently the calls / emails come straight to the business side of things,
then get bounced around til someone deals with it.
I guess we need someone to sit in between, make sense of it all, make sure
bugs can be replicated and we have something slightly more detailed than
"the Web site is broken" before they get to us.
So, my question (for now) is - what sort of tools are you all using to
manage the process?
We use jira internally, but we're finding it hard to get the none tech bods
to use it (it's too hard) - from our end it' doesn't *seem* overly
technical.. But hey.
Given it's a new role and process though, we can start with anything.
Any pointers or success stories welcome.
D
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From jamesbewley at gmail.com Sat Aug 12 15:29:05 2017
From: jamesbewley at gmail.com (James Bewley)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 15:29:05 +0100
Subject: [_] Front line support roles and set up
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
Have you looked at JIRA support? it's a focused version of jira designed
for managing this kind of interaction with clients.
Customers email a support address and it gets raised for triage and
assignment. Everyone can interact with it via email if they like and
everything gets recorded and tracked against sla's etc. I think you can
also build a knowledge Base type thing in front of the support form so
clients can help themselves for 'how do I do this' type questions.
James
On 12 Aug 2017 09:18, "Derek Almond" wrote:
Morning hive mind.
Were currently growing pretty rapidly, and are looking at taking on someone
to specificly handle incoming calls from clients - it's not a role we've
really needed before so I've not set one up from this end.
Currently the calls / emails come straight to the business side of things,
then get bounced around til someone deals with it.
I guess we need someone to sit in between, make sense of it all, make sure
bugs can be replicated and we have something slightly more detailed than
"the Web site is broken" before they get to us.
So, my question (for now) is - what sort of tools are you all using to
manage the process?
We use jira internally, but we're finding it hard to get the none tech bods
to use it (it's too hard) - from our end it' doesn't *seem* overly
technical.. But hey.
Given it's a new role and process though, we can start with anything.
Any pointers or success stories welcome.
D
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From grrace.eden at gmail.com Sat Aug 12 15:30:18 2017
From: grrace.eden at gmail.com (grace eden)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 16:30:18 +0200
Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
In-Reply-To:
References:
<661624ea-a52a-4bd7-a28b-892f83ee2e3a@Spark>
Message-ID:
Thanks everyone for the input!
I've decided to go with SiteGround < https://www.siteground.com >
Headquarters in Bulgaria, Not a mega-corporation.
My initial opinions are positive - they are very responsive when I have
questions using their online chat tech support.
One thing I find odd is that they ask me for the username and password to
the WordPress site to check out the problem
I am not used to being asked for this information but it happened several
times when I was setting up.
Is it normal in these circumstances?
On 10 August 2017 at 17:44, Steve Kirtley wrote:
> +1 for 34SP.
>
> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Michael McKelvaney <
> michaelmckelvaney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I?ve recently been using 34SP recently for WordPress specific hosting and
> > I have been very impressed.
> > Particularly the very simple staging -> production deployment system,
> auto
> > backups, and frictionless Let?s Encrypt integration. The support has been
> > very quick, friendly, and informative too.
> >
> > https://www.34sp.com/wordpress-hosting
> >
> > Many of my clients use WPEnginge, but they are rather pricey and have
> some
> > strange traffic policies.
> > I also did try SiteGround for a while, the dashboard looks and works like
> > something from the early 90?s!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Michael
> >
> > ---
> > Michael ?Macca? McKelvaney
> >
> > mckelvaney.co.uk
> > +447766112421
> > @mckelvaney
> >
> > On 10 Aug 2017, 09:47 +0100, underscore-request at under-score.org.uk,
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:35:51 +0200
> > > From: grace eden > > To: underscore at under-score.org.uk
> > > Subject: [_] Suggestions - Wordpress hosting
> > > Message-ID:
> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > I am working on a website for a friend's non-profit.
> > > I haven't made a website in quite a while so I am looking for a hosting
> > > service that provides already installed WordPress with plug-in options,
> > > etc. I'm not a coding expert by any means so will need templates, and
> > maybe
> > > support.
> > >
> > > GoDaddy provides this service but I thought I would ask for
> > recommendations
> > > for website hosting - where I can just dive right in and start
> building,
> > > good service and support
> > >
> > >
> > > Many thanks,
> > > Grace
> > --
> > underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> > mailman/listinfo/underscore
> >
> --
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> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>
From nicolas.alpi at gmail.com Sun Aug 13 17:55:58 2017
From: nicolas.alpi at gmail.com (nicolas alpi)
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2017 17:55:58 +0100
Subject: [_] Looking for a front end developer and soon more!
Message-ID:
Hello _,
I hope you're all enjoying the balloons flying over the city this weekend!
Cookies are growing and looking for a front end developer. HTML/CSS and
JavaScript (any of Angular 2+/React of EmberJS would be a plus).
You can read the job description on our site
https://www.cookieshq.co.uk/job-frontend-developer
We are also planning to start looking from September at a backend developer
(Ruby/Rails/JS) as well. We don't have the job description up yet, but if
you're on the lookout, start giving us a nudge :)
Nic
--
Nicolas Alpi, cookies eater
Ruby on Rails, Javascript developer at CookiesHQ
@spyou :: nicolas.alpi
::
http://www.cookieshq.co.uk
From davem at circle-interactive.co.uk Mon Aug 14 10:02:19 2017
From: davem at circle-interactive.co.uk (David Moreton)
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:02:19 +0100
Subject: [_] Job in Bristol
Message-ID: <62B96E21-C1FC-4B86-8BA6-863354265213@circle-interactive.co.uk>
Hi [_]
We're looking for at least one reasonably senior web developer to grow our team. Someone with a bit of experience and both front and back end skills would be preferred but we'll be flexible if we find the right people and will consider part-time. https://www.circle-interactive.co.uk/web-developer .
Cheers
Dave
Circle Interactive Ltd
Telephone: 0117 909 6967
www.circle-interactive.co.uk
twitter.com/#!/circle_int
Circle Interactive Ltd is a company registered in England
Registered Address: 1 Osborne Rd, Bristol, BS3 1PR
Company Number: 05540067 VAT Number: 862693490
From dgilroy at conscious.co.uk Mon Aug 14 14:15:13 2017
From: dgilroy at conscious.co.uk (David Gilroy | Conscious Solutions)
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:15:13 +0100
Subject: [_] ExpressionEngine experts
Message-ID: <85b41816-0080-5fcb-8c4f-f8f7191acfc6@conscious.co.uk>
Hi _
Are there any on this list who are less than 60mins travel from Bristol?
Further afield OK too.
Email me offlist if interested in hearing more about what we need.
Regs....David.
?
David Gilroy
Director of Stuff & Things
Conscious Solutions Limited,
Royal London Buildings, 42-46 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1PN
Mob: 07976 289015
DDI: 0117 325 0202
Tel: 0117 325 0200
Skype: dgilroybs8
Web: http://www.conscious.co.uk
Blog: http://blog.conscious.co.uk
Twitter: @conscioussol
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**** Creative solutions in websites, marketing, lead generation, SEO &
CRM for law firms ****
From ryan at itech-net.co.uk Tue Aug 15 17:57:41 2017
From: ryan at itech-net.co.uk (Ryan Maunder)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:57:41 +0100
Subject: [_] Streaming RTMP / Flash / JWPlayer Expert
Message-ID: <3D38D883-B587-4C16-9785-AC5CF59427F3@itech-net.co.uk>
Is there anyone out here that can help with getting some live streaming debugged in JWPlayer?
Was working fine until Chrome pulled support for Flash (I know it?s pants?.)
Ryan
From richard at brrll.co.uk Wed Aug 16 20:40:22 2017
From: richard at brrll.co.uk (Richard Barrell)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:40:22 +0100
Subject: [_] Front line support roles and set up
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <6ca9e3ee-65b7-6d12-d337-1d448c053bf1@brrll.co.uk>
On 12/08/17 09:17, Derek Almond wrote:
> Morning hive mind.
>
> Were currently growing pretty rapidly, and are looking at taking on someone
> to specificly handle incoming calls from clients - it's not a role we've
> really needed before so I've not set one up from this end.
Congratulations! Good problem to have. ?
> Currently the calls / emails come straight to the business side of things,
> then get bounced around til someone deals with it.
I'd advise you to get an off-the-shelf SaaS customer support system like
ZenDesk or one of their competitors, so that you don't have support
requests just bouncing around peoples' inboxes.
You really want to ASAP have a way to more-or-less automatically turn
"Bob at the Ministry of Silly Walks emailed me 2 weeks ago" into a big
red flashing alarm that says "SUPPORT REQUEST FROM BOB IS 10 DAYS
OVERDUE" instead of just a nagging feeling in someone's conscience about
how far their email inbox is backed up.
In theory a good CRM system might do this too but I've never used one.
> I guess we need someone to sit in between, make sense of it all, make sure
> bugs can be replicated and we have something slightly more detailed than
> "the Web site is broken" before they get to us.
Giving your customer support agent (CSA) a template list of standard
questions to ask will help. "Where are you connecting from, work or home
or the surface of the moon? What browser are you using? Does it work if
you try from your phone on 3G?" Maybe don't pepper the customer with all
your standard questions if you already definitely know the answer to some.
As an experiment you could try putting up a web form somewhere that asks
all these questions and then dumps the output into a new support ticket.
I wouldn't bank on funnelling all support requests through something
like that though, because I'd expect random strangers to prefer using
nice familiar tools like their telephone and their email client in order
to ask for help, rather than some weird one-off web app that they've
never seen or heard of before. I would be very, very, very unsurprised
if it turned out that at least one SaaS customer support portal has this
already as a built-in standard feature.
Slightly off-topic aside: get automated website monitoring (there are
tons of cheap SaaS for this) so that, if the website really *is*
completely down, you find out before your customers do. Email your
customers to apologise for the downtime and reassure them that you're
working on it before they have time to ring you up.
> So, my question (for now) is - what sort of tools are you all using to
> manage the process?
We used ZenDesk for organising customer support tickets when I was
working at Delib and it worked pretty well. A customer would email our
support address and it'd generate a ticket in ZenDesk. Each ticket would
act like a little mailing list that you could CC yourself in on if you
thought that ticket was relevant to you. The customer just sees a nice
straightforward email chain, and pressing the 'reply' button in their
mail client gets their response to the right people.
Alternately, the customer would email one of our support reps directly,
and the CSA would do something straightforward and civilised like
forwarding that email to ZenDesk (*), which would create the support
ticket and everything worked just the same from there.
(* can't remember if that's exactly the process, but as far as I
remember it's no more difficult than that)
For dealing with requests that come in by phone (that aren't just simple
5-minute "oh the button's over there, under the blue wibbly thing, next
to the little spinning Illuminati pyramid"), the CSA would write the
usual kind of follow-up email that you'd normally write to a customer
after any phone call (what was discussed, what happens next, etc), but
instead of emailing it to the customer, they'd put it into a new ZenDesk
ticket, subscribe the customer to it, and have ZenDesk email it to the
customer. So then conversation can be continued later by email with the
same interface and there's a record of what went on, in the same place
as all the other support request tickets.
The interface for the customer support agents is dead simple to use and
reliable (though it warms up your laptop with the odd megabyte of JS
here and there, but oh well nothing's perfect).
We didn't bother trying to unify customer support tickets in ZenDesk
with developer tickets in $TICKETING_SYSTEM_OF_THE_WEEK (Jira, Trac,
Trello, whatever). When there was a customer support request that needed
a nontrivial amount of dev time or a bug fixed, we'd manually put the
URL for the dev ticket into the private notes on the ZenDesk ticket, and
vice versa. Worked well enough.
Offhand I think ZenDesk have a pleasant-ish REST web API if you really
want to automate things and/or make a huge mess for yourself.
> We use Jira internally, but we're finding it hard to get the none tech
bods
> to use it (it's too hard) - from our end it' doesn't *seem* overly
> technical.. But hey.
Given the number of *programmers* I hear complaining about Jira being
totally incomprehensible to use, I think your over-enlarged capacity to
cope with difficult UIs may be clouding your perception. ;)
Have a nice day,
- Richard ?
From steve at steveparry.com Wed Aug 16 21:10:58 2017
From: steve at steveparry.com (Steve Parry)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:10:58 +0100
Subject: [_] Front line support roles and set up
In-Reply-To: <6ca9e3ee-65b7-6d12-d337-1d448c053bf1@brrll.co.uk>
References:
<6ca9e3ee-65b7-6d12-d337-1d448c053bf1@brrll.co.uk>
Message-ID:
Possibly the most comprehensive answer to a query on _underscore. Bravo.
On 16 Aug 2017 20:43, "Richard Barrell" wrote:
> On 12/08/17 09:17, Derek Almond wrote:
> > Morning hive mind.
> >
> > Were currently growing pretty rapidly, and are looking at taking on
> someone
> > to specificly handle incoming calls from clients - it's not a role we've
> > really needed before so I've not set one up from this end.
>
> Congratulations! Good problem to have. ?
>
> > Currently the calls / emails come straight to the business side of
> things,
> > then get bounced around til someone deals with it.
>
> I'd advise you to get an off-the-shelf SaaS customer support system like
> ZenDesk or one of their competitors, so that you don't have support
> requests just bouncing around peoples' inboxes.
>
> You really want to ASAP have a way to more-or-less automatically turn
> "Bob at the Ministry of Silly Walks emailed me 2 weeks ago" into a big
> red flashing alarm that says "SUPPORT REQUEST FROM BOB IS 10 DAYS
> OVERDUE" instead of just a nagging feeling in someone's conscience about
> how far their email inbox is backed up.
>
> In theory a good CRM system might do this too but I've never used one.
>
> > I guess we need someone to sit in between, make sense of it all, make
> sure
> > bugs can be replicated and we have something slightly more detailed than
> > "the Web site is broken" before they get to us.
>
> Giving your customer support agent (CSA) a template list of standard
> questions to ask will help. "Where are you connecting from, work or home
> or the surface of the moon? What browser are you using? Does it work if
> you try from your phone on 3G?" Maybe don't pepper the customer with all
> your standard questions if you already definitely know the answer to some.
>
> As an experiment you could try putting up a web form somewhere that asks
> all these questions and then dumps the output into a new support ticket.
> I wouldn't bank on funnelling all support requests through something
> like that though, because I'd expect random strangers to prefer using
> nice familiar tools like their telephone and their email client in order
> to ask for help, rather than some weird one-off web app that they've
> never seen or heard of before. I would be very, very, very unsurprised
> if it turned out that at least one SaaS customer support portal has this
> already as a built-in standard feature.
>
> Slightly off-topic aside: get automated website monitoring (there are
> tons of cheap SaaS for this) so that, if the website really *is*
> completely down, you find out before your customers do. Email your
> customers to apologise for the downtime and reassure them that you're
> working on it before they have time to ring you up.
>
> > So, my question (for now) is - what sort of tools are you all using to
> > manage the process?
>
> We used ZenDesk for organising customer support tickets when I was
> working at Delib and it worked pretty well. A customer would email our
> support address and it'd generate a ticket in ZenDesk. Each ticket would
> act like a little mailing list that you could CC yourself in on if you
> thought that ticket was relevant to you. The customer just sees a nice
> straightforward email chain, and pressing the 'reply' button in their
> mail client gets their response to the right people.
>
> Alternately, the customer would email one of our support reps directly,
> and the CSA would do something straightforward and civilised like
> forwarding that email to ZenDesk (*), which would create the support
> ticket and everything worked just the same from there.
>
> (* can't remember if that's exactly the process, but as far as I
> remember it's no more difficult than that)
>
> For dealing with requests that come in by phone (that aren't just simple
> 5-minute "oh the button's over there, under the blue wibbly thing, next
> to the little spinning Illuminati pyramid"), the CSA would write the
> usual kind of follow-up email that you'd normally write to a customer
> after any phone call (what was discussed, what happens next, etc), but
> instead of emailing it to the customer, they'd put it into a new ZenDesk
> ticket, subscribe the customer to it, and have ZenDesk email it to the
> customer. So then conversation can be continued later by email with the
> same interface and there's a record of what went on, in the same place
> as all the other support request tickets.
>
> The interface for the customer support agents is dead simple to use and
> reliable (though it warms up your laptop with the odd megabyte of JS
> here and there, but oh well nothing's perfect).
>
> We didn't bother trying to unify customer support tickets in ZenDesk
> with developer tickets in $TICKETING_SYSTEM_OF_THE_WEEK (Jira, Trac,
> Trello, whatever). When there was a customer support request that needed
> a nontrivial amount of dev time or a bug fixed, we'd manually put the
> URL for the dev ticket into the private notes on the ZenDesk ticket, and
> vice versa. Worked well enough.
>
> Offhand I think ZenDesk have a pleasant-ish REST web API if you really
> want to automate things and/or make a huge mess for yourself.
>
> > We use Jira internally, but we're finding it hard to get the none tech
> bods
> > to use it (it's too hard) - from our end it' doesn't *seem* overly
> > technical.. But hey.
>
> Given the number of *programmers* I hear complaining about Jira being
> totally incomprehensible to use, I think your over-enlarged capacity to
> cope with difficult UIs may be clouding your perception. ;)
>
> Have a nice day,
> - Richard ?
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From fiznool at gmail.com Thu Aug 17 00:27:07 2017
From: fiznool at gmail.com (Tom Spencer)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 23:27:07 +0000
Subject: [_] Front line support roles and set up
In-Reply-To: <6ca9e3ee-65b7-6d12-d337-1d448c053bf1@brrll.co.uk>
References:
<6ca9e3ee-65b7-6d12-d337-1d448c053bf1@brrll.co.uk>
Message-ID:
This is a fabulous answer. As an alternative to zendesk you might want to
take a look at https://www.helpscout.net/ which is a more lightweight
option.
On Wed, 16 Aug 2017 at 20:41, Richard Barrell wrote:
> On 12/08/17 09:17, Derek Almond wrote:
> > Morning hive mind.
> >
> > Were currently growing pretty rapidly, and are looking at taking on
> someone
> > to specificly handle incoming calls from clients - it's not a role we've
> > really needed before so I've not set one up from this end.
>
> Congratulations! Good problem to have. ?
>
> > Currently the calls / emails come straight to the business side of
> things,
> > then get bounced around til someone deals with it.
>
> I'd advise you to get an off-the-shelf SaaS customer support system like
> ZenDesk or one of their competitors, so that you don't have support
> requests just bouncing around peoples' inboxes.
>
> You really want to ASAP have a way to more-or-less automatically turn
> "Bob at the Ministry of Silly Walks emailed me 2 weeks ago" into a big
> red flashing alarm that says "SUPPORT REQUEST FROM BOB IS 10 DAYS
> OVERDUE" instead of just a nagging feeling in someone's conscience about
> how far their email inbox is backed up.
>
> In theory a good CRM system might do this too but I've never used one.
>
> > I guess we need someone to sit in between, make sense of it all, make
> sure
> > bugs can be replicated and we have something slightly more detailed than
> > "the Web site is broken" before they get to us.
>
> Giving your customer support agent (CSA) a template list of standard
> questions to ask will help. "Where are you connecting from, work or home
> or the surface of the moon? What browser are you using? Does it work if
> you try from your phone on 3G?" Maybe don't pepper the customer with all
> your standard questions if you already definitely know the answer to some.
>
> As an experiment you could try putting up a web form somewhere that asks
> all these questions and then dumps the output into a new support ticket.
> I wouldn't bank on funnelling all support requests through something
> like that though, because I'd expect random strangers to prefer using
> nice familiar tools like their telephone and their email client in order
> to ask for help, rather than some weird one-off web app that they've
> never seen or heard of before. I would be very, very, very unsurprised
> if it turned out that at least one SaaS customer support portal has this
> already as a built-in standard feature.
>
> Slightly off-topic aside: get automated website monitoring (there are
> tons of cheap SaaS for this) so that, if the website really *is*
> completely down, you find out before your customers do. Email your
> customers to apologise for the downtime and reassure them that you're
> working on it before they have time to ring you up.
>
> > So, my question (for now) is - what sort of tools are you all using to
> > manage the process?
>
> We used ZenDesk for organising customer support tickets when I was
> working at Delib and it worked pretty well. A customer would email our
> support address and it'd generate a ticket in ZenDesk. Each ticket would
> act like a little mailing list that you could CC yourself in on if you
> thought that ticket was relevant to you. The customer just sees a nice
> straightforward email chain, and pressing the 'reply' button in their
> mail client gets their response to the right people.
>
> Alternately, the customer would email one of our support reps directly,
> and the CSA would do something straightforward and civilised like
> forwarding that email to ZenDesk (*), which would create the support
> ticket and everything worked just the same from there.
>
> (* can't remember if that's exactly the process, but as far as I
> remember it's no more difficult than that)
>
> For dealing with requests that come in by phone (that aren't just simple
> 5-minute "oh the button's over there, under the blue wibbly thing, next
> to the little spinning Illuminati pyramid"), the CSA would write the
> usual kind of follow-up email that you'd normally write to a customer
> after any phone call (what was discussed, what happens next, etc), but
> instead of emailing it to the customer, they'd put it into a new ZenDesk
> ticket, subscribe the customer to it, and have ZenDesk email it to the
> customer. So then conversation can be continued later by email with the
> same interface and there's a record of what went on, in the same place
> as all the other support request tickets.
>
> The interface for the customer support agents is dead simple to use and
> reliable (though it warms up your laptop with the odd megabyte of JS
> here and there, but oh well nothing's perfect).
>
> We didn't bother trying to unify customer support tickets in ZenDesk
> with developer tickets in $TICKETING_SYSTEM_OF_THE_WEEK (Jira, Trac,
> Trello, whatever). When there was a customer support request that needed
> a nontrivial amount of dev time or a bug fixed, we'd manually put the
> URL for the dev ticket into the private notes on the ZenDesk ticket, and
> vice versa. Worked well enough.
>
> Offhand I think ZenDesk have a pleasant-ish REST web API if you really
> want to automate things and/or make a huge mess for yourself.
>
> > We use Jira internally, but we're finding it hard to get the none tech
> bods
> > to use it (it's too hard) - from our end it' doesn't *seem* overly
> > technical.. But hey.
>
> Given the number of *programmers* I hear complaining about Jira being
> totally incomprehensible to use, I think your over-enlarged capacity to
> cope with difficult UIs may be clouding your perception. ;)
>
> Have a nice day,
> - Richard ?
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From steve at steveparry.com Sun Aug 20 18:55:11 2017
From: steve at steveparry.com (Steve Parry)
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 18:55:11 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
So I'm going for a month or so and will need to charge up overnight each
day from a pack. I have a Samsung A5 2017 (3,000
mah) and would like something around 20,000 capacity. I guess, assuming
about 65% efficiency, this would provide about four or five full charges.
The battery itself needs to be quickly rechargeable; I guess Quickcharge 3?
I can only charge the pack up overnight so no 12 hour plus jobs. I think
one of either the Anker or Ravpower models does this. But they haven't been
updated since last year. I wondered if there are any other makes I should
consider? Steve
From jamesbewley at gmail.com Sun Aug 20 22:32:08 2017
From: jamesbewley at gmail.com (James Bewley)
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 21:32:08 +0000
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
Recently bought a ravpower 26800 PD which does the fast charging via USB-PD
type C (could be the new thing this year?).
It's apparently the maximum capacity you are allowed to take on a plane.
The pack itself charges quickly via a USB-C wall charger (you will need to
buy this separately) in about 4 hours.
Once the pack is charged it can then charge other stuff via 1x USB-PD type
C and 2x smart USB type A ports.
On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 at 18:58, Steve Parry wrote:
> So I'm going for a month or so and will need to charge up overnight each
> day from a pack. I have a Samsung A5 2017 (3,000
> mah) and would like something around 20,000 capacity. I guess, assuming
> about 65% efficiency, this would provide about four or five full charges.
> The battery itself needs to be quickly rechargeable; I guess Quickcharge 3?
> I can only charge the pack up overnight so no 12 hour plus jobs. I think
> one of either the Anker or Ravpower models does this. But they haven't been
> updated since last year. I wondered if there are any other makes I should
> consider? Steve
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From matt at quernus.co.uk Mon Aug 21 08:15:10 2017
From: matt at quernus.co.uk (Quernus)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
I'd be more inclined to buy several smaller packs if possible. I have a massive 20,000Ah pack and it takes many many hours to charge. And is heavy. So I now use smaller packs on rotation so I know one is always charged.
Where exactly are you going? You say 'going for a month or so'? Why do you need to have 4-5 full charges per day?
Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a proper charge.
-Matt
?
Matt Hamilton
Quernus
matt at quernus.co.uk
+44 117 325 3025
64 Easton Business Centre
Felix Road, Easton
Bristol, BS5 0HE
Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 09076246
> On 20 Aug 2017, at 22:32, James Bewley wrote:
>
> Recently bought a ravpower 26800 PD which does the fast charging via USB-PD
> type C (could be the new thing this year?).
>
> It's apparently the maximum capacity you are allowed to take on a plane.
>
> The pack itself charges quickly via a USB-C wall charger (you will need to
> buy this separately) in about 4 hours.
>
> Once the pack is charged it can then charge other stuff via 1x USB-PD type
> C and 2x smart USB type A ports.
>
>> On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 at 18:58, Steve Parry wrote:
>>
>> So I'm going for a month or so and will need to charge up overnight each
>> day from a pack. I have a Samsung A5 2017 (3,000
>> mah) and would like something around 20,000 capacity. I guess, assuming
>> about 65% efficiency, this would provide about four or five full charges.
>> The battery itself needs to be quickly rechargeable; I guess Quickcharge 3?
>> I can only charge the pack up overnight so no 12 hour plus jobs. I think
>> one of either the Anker or Ravpower models does this. But they haven't been
>> updated since last year. I wondered if there are any other makes I should
>> consider? Steve
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From russf at topia.com Mon Aug 21 08:36:36 2017
From: russf at topia.com (Russ Topia)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:36:36 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <8829D703-FD07-41FE-9EAA-3217EB67FBF6@topia.com>
I have two Anker packs. About a year old. They are ok, but far from fast with recharging.
?r
> On 20 Aug 2017, at 18:55, Steve Parry wrote:
>
> So I'm going for a month or so and will need to charge up overnight each
> day from a pack. I have a Samsung A5 2017 (3,000
> mah) and would like something around 20,000 capacity. I guess, assuming
> about 65% efficiency, this would provide about four or five full charges.
> The battery itself needs to be quickly rechargeable; I guess Quickcharge 3?
> I can only charge the pack up overnight so no 12 hour plus jobs. I think
> one of either the Anker or Ravpower models does this. But they haven't been
> updated since last year. I wondered if there are any other makes I should
> consider? Steve
> --
> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/underscore
Russ Ferriday -- Software Product Architect, Developer, Mentor
Founder & CTO Topia Systems Ltd.
russf at topia.com -- +44 7429 518822
From nigel.legg at gmail.com Mon Aug 21 10:16:02 2017
From: nigel.legg at gmail.com (Nigel Legg)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:16:02 +0100
Subject: [_] OT - Driving Instructor recommendation.
Message-ID:
I have just received my replacement provisional drivers licence, and I am
keen to get started with lessons and what ever is necessary these days to
get a full licence. Can anyone recommend a good reliable driving school or
instructor in the Bristol area?
Cheers, Nigel
mobile 07758 665575
From joe.leech at gmail.com Mon Aug 21 11:47:43 2017
From: joe.leech at gmail.com (Joe Leech)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:47:43 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
Amazon have got a good deal of the day on Anker PowerCore 20100 -
Ultra High Capacity Power Bank (I've had great experience with Anker
stuff)
http://amzn.to/2xjnIME
?22.49 (down from ?30)
I've just bought one!
joe
On 20 August 2017 at 18:55, Steve Parry wrote:
> So I'm going for a month or so and will need to charge up overnight each
> day from a pack. I have a Samsung A5 2017 (3,000
> mah) and would like something around 20,000 capacity. I guess, assuming
> about 65% efficiency, this would provide about four or five full charges.
> The battery itself needs to be quickly rechargeable; I guess Quickcharge 3?
> I can only charge the pack up overnight so no 12 hour plus jobs. I think
> one of either the Anker or Ravpower models does this. But they haven't been
> updated since last year. I wondered if there are any other makes I should
> consider? Steve
> --
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From mjr at phonecoop.coop Mon Aug 21 11:48:32 2017
From: mjr at phonecoop.coop (MJ Ray)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:48:32 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To: <3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
Message-ID: <20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
Quernus wrote:
> Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my
> motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't
> charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a proper
> charge.
Why's that then?
I was recently more troubled by having too small a battery bank that
got full occasionally and then I had recharge opportunities that I
couldn't use but still occasionally left watching the battery usage
carefully when recharge opportunities were scarce.
Regards,
--
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Member of http://www.software.coop/ (but this email is my personal view
only)
From matt at matthewwilkes.name Mon Aug 21 12:41:38 2017
From: matt at matthewwilkes.name (Wilkes, Matthew)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:41:38 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
I have the powercore 20100 and think it's great. If you're concerned about
slow charging then the newer anker devices like the 26800 have dual power
in to halve the charge time.
Personally, I prefer the big banks. Sure, they take longer to charge, but
with the little ones that give you one or two charges it's so easy to lose
track of which ones need charging.
Matt
On 21 Aug 2017 11:51, "Joe Leech" wrote:
> Amazon have got a good deal of the day on Anker PowerCore 20100 -
> Ultra High Capacity Power Bank (I've had great experience with Anker
> stuff)
>
> http://amzn.to/2xjnIME
>
> ?22.49 (down from ?30)
>
> I've just bought one!
>
> joe
>
> On 20 August 2017 at 18:55, Steve Parry wrote:
> > So I'm going for a month or so and will need to charge up overnight each
> > day from a pack. I have a Samsung A5 2017
> (3,000
> > mah) and would like something around 20,000 capacity. I guess, assuming
> > about 65% efficiency, this would provide about four or five full charges.
> > The battery itself needs to be quickly rechargeable; I guess Quickcharge
> 3?
> > I can only charge the pack up overnight so no 12 hour plus jobs. I think
> > one of either the Anker or Ravpower models does this. But they haven't
> been
> > updated since last year. I wondered if there are any other makes I should
> > consider? Steve
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> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>
>
>
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From matt at quernus.co.uk Mon Aug 21 12:46:11 2017
From: matt at quernus.co.uk (Matt Hamilton)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:46:11 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To: <20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
Message-ID:
> On 21 Aug 2017, at 11:48, MJ Ray wrote:
>
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
> Quernus wrote:
>
>> Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my
>> motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't
>> charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a proper
>> charge.
>
> Why's that then?
>
> I was recently more troubled by having too small a battery bank that
> got full occasionally and then I had recharge opportunities that I
> couldn't use but still occasionally left watching the battery usage
> carefully when recharge opportunities were scarce.
Well, as I said slightly different scenario as different battery chemistries as lead acid batteries need proper charging regime to last any length of time. Lithium Ion and the likes are obviously much better that that. But still the point stands in that there is no use paying for and carrying around battery capacity that you can't charge fully. If there is charging ability every night, I wondered why 20,000Ah was needed.
-Matt
?
Matt Hamilton
Quernus
matt at quernus.co.uk
+44 117 325 3025
64 Easton Business Centre
Felix Road, Easton
Bristol, BS5 0HE
Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 09076246
From russf at topia.com Mon Aug 21 12:48:24 2017
From: russf at topia.com (Russ Topia)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:48:24 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
Message-ID:
> On 21 Aug 2017, at 12:46, Matt Hamilton wrote:
>
> I wondered why 20,000Ah was needed
To cover the two nights while travelling that the OP is too blotto to remember to plug in the battery?
Russ Ferriday -- Software Product Architect, Developer, Mentor
Founder & CTO Topia Systems Ltd.
russf at topia.com -- +44 7429 518822
From steve at steveparry.com Mon Aug 21 15:53:52 2017
From: steve at steveparry.com (Steve Parry)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:53:52 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
Message-ID:
I expect I'll be wild camping ie away from an overnight charging facility
for several days at a time. Then at a camp site/B&B for one night. That's
why I'd like to be able to recharge the phone four or five times over those
four or five days. Some of the newer battery banks recharge in five hours
or so they claim.
On 21 Aug 2017 12:55 p.m., "Matt Hamilton" wrote:
>
> > On 21 Aug 2017, at 11:48, MJ Ray wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
> > Quernus wrote:
> >
> >> Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my
> >> motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't
> >> charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a proper
> >> charge.
> >
> > Why's that then?
> >
> > I was recently more troubled by having too small a battery bank that
> > got full occasionally and then I had recharge opportunities that I
> > couldn't use but still occasionally left watching the battery usage
> > carefully when recharge opportunities were scarce.
>
> Well, as I said slightly different scenario as different battery
> chemistries as lead acid batteries need proper charging regime to last any
> length of time. Lithium Ion and the likes are obviously much better that
> that. But still the point stands in that there is no use paying for and
> carrying around battery capacity that you can't charge fully. If there is
> charging ability every night, I wondered why 20,000Ah was needed.
>
> -Matt
>
>
> ?
> Matt Hamilton
> Quernus
> matt at quernus.co.uk
> +44 117 325 3025
> 64 Easton Business Centre
> Felix Road, Easton
> Bristol, BS5 0HE
>
> Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered
> number: 09076246
>
> --
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> mailman/listinfo/underscore
From matt at quernus.co.uk Mon Aug 21 16:04:37 2017
From: matt at quernus.co.uk (Matt Hamilton)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:04:37 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
Message-ID: <29FC9D57-73C0-4096-998B-843F47480920@quernus.co.uk>
Ahh gotcha. Is this backpacking/cycling or similar? ie. you don't have any vehicular power source you could use?
One of the things I'm looking forward to with USB-C becoming more standard for charging is the ability to charge laptops on the move easier. e.g. you could charge a MacBook with a USB battery pack. Also easier to charge them via cigarette-lighter sockets in vehicles. I have put a buck-boost converter in my motorhome which boosts the nominal 12v supply up to 16.5v with a butchered magsafe connector on it for charging my MacBook Air directly from the DC supply.
-Matt
> On 21 Aug 2017, at 15:53, Steve Parry wrote:
>
> I expect I'll be wild camping ie away from an overnight charging facility
> for several days at a time. Then at a camp site/B&B for one night. That's
> why I'd like to be able to recharge the phone four or five times over those
> four or five days. Some of the newer battery banks recharge in five hours
> or so they claim.
>
> On 21 Aug 2017 12:55 p.m., "Matt Hamilton" wrote:
>
>>
>>> On 21 Aug 2017, at 11:48, MJ Ray wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
>>> Quernus wrote:
>>>
>>>> Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my
>>>> motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't
>>>> charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a proper
>>>> charge.
>>>
>>> Why's that then?
>>>
>>> I was recently more troubled by having too small a battery bank that
>>> got full occasionally and then I had recharge opportunities that I
>>> couldn't use but still occasionally left watching the battery usage
>>> carefully when recharge opportunities were scarce.
>>
>> Well, as I said slightly different scenario as different battery
>> chemistries as lead acid batteries need proper charging regime to last any
>> length of time. Lithium Ion and the likes are obviously much better that
>> that. But still the point stands in that there is no use paying for and
>> carrying around battery capacity that you can't charge fully. If there is
>> charging ability every night, I wondered why 20,000Ah was needed.
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>>
>> ?
>> Matt Hamilton
>> Quernus
>> matt at quernus.co.uk
>> +44 117 325 3025
>> 64 Easton Business Centre
>> Felix Road, Easton
>> Bristol, BS5 0HE
>>
>> Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered
>> number: 09076246
>>
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Matt Hamilton
Quernus
matt at quernus.co.uk
+44 117 325 3025
64 Easton Business Centre
Felix Road, Easton
Bristol, BS5 0HE
Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 09076246
From steve at steveparry.com Mon Aug 21 17:03:22 2017
From: steve at steveparry.com (Steve Parry)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:03:22 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To: <29FC9D57-73C0-4096-998B-843F47480920@quernus.co.uk>
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
<29FC9D57-73C0-4096-998B-843F47480920@quernus.co.uk>
Message-ID:
Yes I'll be cycling. So far this seems a contender though I'll have to buy
a USB C charger as well, getting expensive:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/RAVPower-Portable-26800mAh-Recharged-Delivery/dp/B06XTMK9H2/ref=cm_cr_srp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
On 21 Aug 2017 4:06 p.m., "Matt Hamilton" wrote:
> Ahh gotcha. Is this backpacking/cycling or similar? ie. you don't have any
> vehicular power source you could use?
>
> One of the things I'm looking forward to with USB-C becoming more standard
> for charging is the ability to charge laptops on the move easier. e.g. you
> could charge a MacBook with a USB battery pack. Also easier to charge them
> via cigarette-lighter sockets in vehicles. I have put a buck-boost
> converter in my motorhome which boosts the nominal 12v supply up to 16.5v
> with a butchered magsafe connector on it for charging my MacBook Air
> directly from the DC supply.
>
> -Matt
>
> > On 21 Aug 2017, at 15:53, Steve Parry wrote:
> >
> > I expect I'll be wild camping ie away from an overnight charging facility
> > for several days at a time. Then at a camp site/B&B for one night. That's
> > why I'd like to be able to recharge the phone four or five times over
> those
> > four or five days. Some of the newer battery banks recharge in five
> hours
> > or so they claim.
> >
> > On 21 Aug 2017 12:55 p.m., "Matt Hamilton" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>> On 21 Aug 2017, at 11:48, MJ Ray wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
> >>> Quernus wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my
> >>>> motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't
> >>>> charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a proper
> >>>> charge.
> >>>
> >>> Why's that then?
> >>>
> >>> I was recently more troubled by having too small a battery bank that
> >>> got full occasionally and then I had recharge opportunities that I
> >>> couldn't use but still occasionally left watching the battery usage
> >>> carefully when recharge opportunities were scarce.
> >>
> >> Well, as I said slightly different scenario as different battery
> >> chemistries as lead acid batteries need proper charging regime to last
> any
> >> length of time. Lithium Ion and the likes are obviously much better that
> >> that. But still the point stands in that there is no use paying for and
> >> carrying around battery capacity that you can't charge fully. If there
> is
> >> charging ability every night, I wondered why 20,000Ah was needed.
> >>
> >> -Matt
> >>
> >>
> >> ?
> >> Matt Hamilton
> >> Quernus
> >> matt at quernus.co.uk
> >> +44 117 325 3025
> >> 64 Easton Business Centre
> >> Felix Road, Easton
> >> Bristol, BS5 0HE
> >>
> >> Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered
> >> number: 09076246
> >>
> >> --
> >> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> >> mailman/listinfo/underscore
> > --
> > underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>
>
> ?
> Matt Hamilton
> Quernus
> matt at quernus.co.uk
> +44 117 325 3025
> 64 Easton Business Centre
> Felix Road, Easton
> Bristol, BS5 0HE
>
> Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered
> number: 09076246
>
> --
> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> mailman/listinfo/underscore
From ade.stuart at gmail.com Mon Aug 21 19:29:41 2017
From: ade.stuart at gmail.com (Ade Stuart)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:29:41 +0000
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
<29FC9D57-73C0-4096-998B-843F47480920@quernus.co.uk>
Message-ID:
Out of curiosity, if cycling, are the dynamo hubs any good? Seems you will
be producing loads of energy..
Or even a solar panel?
On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 17:06, Steve Parry wrote:
> Yes I'll be cycling. So far this seems a contender though I'll have to buy
> a USB C charger as well, getting expensive:
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/RAVPower-Portable-26800mAh-Recharged-Delivery/dp/B06XTMK9H2/ref=cm_cr_srp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
>
> On 21 Aug 2017 4:06 p.m., "Matt Hamilton" wrote:
>
> > Ahh gotcha. Is this backpacking/cycling or similar? ie. you don't have
> any
> > vehicular power source you could use?
> >
> > One of the things I'm looking forward to with USB-C becoming more
> standard
> > for charging is the ability to charge laptops on the move easier. e.g.
> you
> > could charge a MacBook with a USB battery pack. Also easier to charge
> them
> > via cigarette-lighter sockets in vehicles. I have put a buck-boost
> > converter in my motorhome which boosts the nominal 12v supply up to 16.5v
> > with a butchered magsafe connector on it for charging my MacBook Air
> > directly from the DC supply.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> > > On 21 Aug 2017, at 15:53, Steve Parry wrote:
> > >
> > > I expect I'll be wild camping ie away from an overnight charging
> facility
> > > for several days at a time. Then at a camp site/B&B for one night.
> That's
> > > why I'd like to be able to recharge the phone four or five times over
> > those
> > > four or five days. Some of the newer battery banks recharge in five
> > hours
> > > or so they claim.
> > >
> > > On 21 Aug 2017 12:55 p.m., "Matt Hamilton" wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>> On 21 Aug 2017, at 11:48, MJ Ray wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
> > >>> Quernus wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my
> > >>>> motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't
> > >>>> charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a proper
> > >>>> charge.
> > >>>
> > >>> Why's that then?
> > >>>
> > >>> I was recently more troubled by having too small a battery bank that
> > >>> got full occasionally and then I had recharge opportunities that I
> > >>> couldn't use but still occasionally left watching the battery usage
> > >>> carefully when recharge opportunities were scarce.
> > >>
> > >> Well, as I said slightly different scenario as different battery
> > >> chemistries as lead acid batteries need proper charging regime to last
> > any
> > >> length of time. Lithium Ion and the likes are obviously much better
> that
> > >> that. But still the point stands in that there is no use paying for
> and
> > >> carrying around battery capacity that you can't charge fully. If there
> > is
> > >> charging ability every night, I wondered why 20,000Ah was needed.
> > >>
> > >> -Matt
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ?
> > >> Matt Hamilton
> > >> Quernus
> > >> matt at quernus.co.uk
> > >> +44 117 325 3025
> > >> 64 Easton Business Centre
> > >> Felix Road, Easton
> > >> Bristol, BS5 0HE
> > >>
> > >> Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered
> > >> number: 09076246
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> > >> mailman/listinfo/underscore
> > > --
> > > underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> > mailman/listinfo/underscore
> >
> >
> > ?
> > Matt Hamilton
> > Quernus
>
From steve at steveparry.com Mon Aug 21 19:50:49 2017
From: steve at steveparry.com (Steve Parry)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:50:49 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
<29FC9D57-73C0-4096-998B-843F47480920@quernus.co.uk>
Message-ID:
The dynamo hub is nice idea but you also need some kind of box to regulate
the output for charging your battery and these are expensive. Solar power
in the UK I would think is a non-starter unless you have day-long sunshine.
But I'm open to be persuaded if anyone has a recommendation.
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing
them.
Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
-------------------
Mobile: +44 (0) 7960 319049
http://4bshive.wordpress.com
On 21 August 2017 at 19:29, Ade Stuart wrote:
> Out of curiosity, if cycling, are the dynamo hubs any good? Seems you will
> be producing loads of energy..
>
> Or even a solar panel?
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 17:06, Steve Parry wrote:
>
> > Yes I'll be cycling. So far this seems a contender though I'll have to
> buy
> > a USB C charger as well, getting expensive:
> >
> > https://www.amazon.co.uk/RAVPower-Portable-26800mAh-
> Recharged-Delivery/dp/B06XTMK9H2/ref=cm_cr_srp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
> >
> > On 21 Aug 2017 4:06 p.m., "Matt Hamilton" wrote:
> >
> > > Ahh gotcha. Is this backpacking/cycling or similar? ie. you don't have
> > any
> > > vehicular power source you could use?
> > >
> > > One of the things I'm looking forward to with USB-C becoming more
> > standard
> > > for charging is the ability to charge laptops on the move easier. e.g.
> > you
> > > could charge a MacBook with a USB battery pack. Also easier to charge
> > them
> > > via cigarette-lighter sockets in vehicles. I have put a buck-boost
> > > converter in my motorhome which boosts the nominal 12v supply up to
> 16.5v
> > > with a butchered magsafe connector on it for charging my MacBook Air
> > > directly from the DC supply.
> > >
> > > -Matt
> > >
> > > > On 21 Aug 2017, at 15:53, Steve Parry wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I expect I'll be wild camping ie away from an overnight charging
> > facility
> > > > for several days at a time. Then at a camp site/B&B for one night.
> > That's
> > > > why I'd like to be able to recharge the phone four or five times over
> > > those
> > > > four or five days. Some of the newer battery banks recharge in five
> > > hours
> > > > or so they claim.
> > > >
> > > > On 21 Aug 2017 12:55 p.m., "Matt Hamilton"
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >>> On 21 Aug 2017, at 11:48, MJ Ray wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:15:10 +0100
> > > >>> Quernus wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> Whilst slightly different scenario, one thing I've learnt from my
> > > >>>> motorhome is that having too large a battery bank that you can't
> > > >>>> charge sufficiently is worse than a smaller pack that gets a
> proper
> > > >>>> charge.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Why's that then?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I was recently more troubled by having too small a battery bank
> that
> > > >>> got full occasionally and then I had recharge opportunities that I
> > > >>> couldn't use but still occasionally left watching the battery usage
> > > >>> carefully when recharge opportunities were scarce.
> > > >>
> > > >> Well, as I said slightly different scenario as different battery
> > > >> chemistries as lead acid batteries need proper charging regime to
> last
> > > any
> > > >> length of time. Lithium Ion and the likes are obviously much better
> > that
> > > >> that. But still the point stands in that there is no use paying for
> > and
> > > >> carrying around battery capacity that you can't charge fully. If
> there
> > > is
> > > >> charging ability every night, I wondered why 20,000Ah was needed.
> > > >>
> > > >> -Matt
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> ?
> > > >> Matt Hamilton
> > > >> Quernus
> > > >> matt at quernus.co.uk
> > > >> +44 117 325 3025
> > > >> 64 Easton Business Centre
> > > >> Felix Road, Easton
> > > >> Bristol, BS5 0HE
> > > >>
> > > >> Quernus Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered
> > > >> number: 09076246
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> > > >> mailman/listinfo/underscore
> > > > --
> > > > underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> > > mailman/listinfo/underscore
> > >
> > >
> > > ?
> > > Matt Hamilton
> > > Quernus
> >
> --
> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk/
> mailman/listinfo/underscore
>
From e at elroid.com Mon Aug 21 19:55:27 2017
From: e at elroid.com (Elliot Long)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:55:27 +0100
Subject: [_] Battery packs for mobiles
In-Reply-To:
References:
<3163B7E1-F116-422A-A750-6B6CCDFB1894@quernus.co.uk>
<20170821114832.58fe3ab4@bletchley.towers.org.uk>
<29FC9D57-73C0-4096-998B-843F47480920@quernus.co.uk>
Message-ID:
I have the ravpower as well. Works really well and since it supports
qualcomm quick charge it charges faster than some others.
-Elliot
Sent while on the move - excuse the brevity!
On 21 Aug 2017 7:52 pm, "Steve Parry" wrote:
> The dynamo hub is nice idea but you also need some kind of box to regulate
> the output for charging your battery and these are expensive. Solar power
> in the UK I would think is a non-starter unless you have day-long sunshine.
> But I'm open to be persuaded if anyone has a recommendation.
>
>
> For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing
> them.
> Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
> -------------------
>
> Mobile: +44 (0) 7960 319049
> http://4bshive.wordpress.com
>
> On 21 August 2017 at 19:29, Ade Stuart wrote:
>
> > Out of curiosity, if cycling, are the dynamo hubs any good? Seems you
> will
> > be producing loads of energy..
> >
> > Or even a solar panel?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 17:06, Steve Parry wrote:
> >
> > > Yes I'll be cycling. So far this seems a contender though I'll have to
> > buy
> > > a USB C charger as well, getting expensive:
> > >
> > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/RAVPower-Portable-26800mAh-
> > Recharged-Delivery/dp/B06XTMK9H2/ref=cm_cr_srp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
> > >
> > > On 21 Aug 2017 4:06 p.m., "Matt Hamilton"